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Tips for buying jeans
Discovering the ideal jeans is often more difficult than finding a man for life. These tips make searching easier
Preparation is everything
Think before you buy: why should the pants fit? Would you like it z. For example, to wear pumps, you should take this. For sneakers is often a completely different jeans .
What is the right size?
Sometimes a 28 sits loosely, at the next shop pinches the 30s jeans. Responsible for this are usually not the dimensions, but the material composition and the washing. So elastic mixtures of materials often look like smaller sizes, because the jeans fabric is still stretched. A jeans without spandex, so pure cotton, on the other hand, looks very big. The rule of thumb is: always try on jeans !
The ideal wash
Avoid pronounced colored seat folds - these wear. Slightly bright, vertical washes in the middle of the leg, on the other hand, make narrow thighs.
The perfect cut
Tight skinny jeans are ideal for skinny women, but even with a few pounds more skinny jeans can be combined with high heels and longer tops. A bootcut jeans concealing strong thighs, a narrow waist is great in a high waist trousers. Better not: short legs in boyfriend jeans that just squeeze.
The darker, the narrower
If you want to be slimmer on legs and buttocks, you should choose a model that is as dark as possible - the perfect office version. The other way around, a light pair of jeans makes the figure a bit lusher. A dark blue jeans with a light wash on the thigh is ideal for the cheat effect.
"It's still expanding"
This is the typical saleswoman saying. That can but does not have to be. Therefore, the pants should not narrow down when trying on and the button easy to go. If you are looking for a tight pair of trousers, you can not do without the spandex content. Also important: To keep your jeans in shape, you should never wash them too hot. Before washing, the jeans should be turned to the left. The lifetime of the pants will also be extended if you do not put the jeans in the dryer.
The pocket trick: behind ...
Bags that are too high or too low pull the bottom optically down. Therefore, the pockets should be straight on the buttocks center. Important: never buy jeans without pockets.
... and also in front
Anyone who finds his hips a bit too wide anyway should always refrain from using diagonal pockets - as well as those with eye-catching or differently colored stitching.
Beware of high collar
Although jeans in the 70s style are currently very fashionable, but are only women with a long, slender waist. For all others: A deeper waistband stretches the upper body. Unfortunately, hight-waist jeans are only beneficial for women with narrow hips.
The right length
The wider the trouser leg, the longer the jeans should be. The narrower the pants, the higher the hem may slip. Exception: the wide boyfriend jeans, which is rolled up.
